The black mist condensed into a giant black bird, not like a living creature, but just an outline, with wisps of black mist around it like burning, scattered flames.
Chang Le was hundreds of meters away from the black bird high in the sky, yet he could still feel its scorching heat.
"唳——"
A clear, long, sharp cry rang in the ears, and the giant black bird turned and swooped down.
The black, flame-like mist burned fiercely, even shattering the clouds in the low sky with the air currents stirred up by the black wings. Even more terrifying, Chang Le felt himself being locked onto by the aura of this black bird.
Beyond the Ninth Realm!
The person who launched this attack must be at least at the ninth level of cultivation!
Chang Le made a quick decision and took out a bracelet made of fourteen beads.
This is the precious defensive artifact that Lu Yanhuai gave her, "Guardian," which can withstand three attacks from those at the ninth level of the martial arts realm!
This is Chang Le's most effective defensive secret weapon.
The bracelet spun rapidly, appearing tiny in comparison to the black bird, yet suddenly radiating a solid fourteen-colored light, which coalesced into fourteen shields at the point where the black bird originated.
The blackbird slammed into the shield, and a series of booming sounds rang out.
As the smoke cleared, the guardian landed in Chang Le's palm. The black bird's light dimmed slightly, but it did not dissipate. Instead, it flew back into the sky to recharge, and it looked like it was about to fall again.
"Phoenix Cry!"
A penetrating sound came from afar, followed by an even larger phoenix flying in from the horizon, turning the sea of clouds golden and red wherever it passed.
As the phoenix flames swept past, the unmanned bombers malfunctioned and crashed. Gu Yujing and Qin Xian stopped, and several people rushed over to greet them.
The fire phoenix continued forward, but the black bird suddenly stopped and its form quickly dissipated. In the blink of an eye, it was no longer recognizable as it had appeared, except for its head, which fell down and flew past Chang Le.
Suddenly, a pair of strange eyes appeared on the bird's head, which originally had no facial features, staring intently into Chang Le's eyes.
Chang Le narrowed his eyes and instantly flicked out his vines, dispersing the last wisp of black mist.
When Leizhe regained his senses, his expression changed drastically upon seeing the unharmed Chang Le and the fire phoenix in the sky. He quickly severed the vines that were attacking him and turned to fly away.
Chang Le didn't need to chase after it. The fire phoenix let out a clear cry, flapped its wings, and countless golden and red fireballs poured down like meteors.
Lezer used martial arts techniques one after another, and his body was being manipulated by the mastermind to consume energy, making it impossible for him to defend against the fire phoenix's attacks. He soon had to gather energy and use martial arts techniques again.
When the enormous blood-red battle axe reappeared, the fire phoenix suddenly transformed into human form. The person pointed, and with a voice as loud as if it were amplified, shouted:
"Aren't you the [Battle Axe] of the god-making faction?"
Leizhe suddenly realized something was wrong, but he could no longer withstand the momentum building up.
He turned his head and suddenly realized that, without him noticing, a large number of people had appeared around him where there had been no one before.
Before me is Si Tuoyuan of the Central Plains, to the south below is the Central Plains Regional Inspection Team, to the east are the people of the Northern Sands, and to the west in the distance are the troops of the Meli Federation.
Chang Le, who had been fighting fiercely with himself but was unharmed, was being surrounded and taken away by people from the Central Plains region while coughing.
Looking again, he saw that his men were either dead or wounded, and even the savage bear Frobiu was being suppressed and unable to break free.
Leizhe then realized!
This was all a setup! A setup to lure him into attacking Chang Le and exposing his identity!
Leizhe almost cursed Chang Le's ancestors in his native language, but as expected of someone with rich experience, he suppressed his temper and decisively threw out several round balls. At the same time, the blood-red battle axe swung down and hit Frobiou nearby.
Smoke filled the sphere, and Frobi took the opportunity to break free of his restraints and escape like Leigh. Just as Si Tuoyuan was about to make a move, Chang Le stepped forward first and threw out vines.
The vine had a small bottle wrapped around its end. When it was flung out, Frobiu waved his hand to block it. The vine didn't hit him, but it felt like water droplets landed on his arm. Frobiu was focused on running away and didn't pay any attention to it.
When the smoke cleared, Lejeune was nowhere to be seen, but Frobiu lay on the ground, his entire right arm corroded to the bone, and he was already dead.
"Whoa!" Si Tuoyuan glared, then turned and leaned close to Chang Le. "Little girl, what is that thing you have? It can't even stop Frobi's defenses?"
Chang Le put the small bottle away: "It's poison."
"What kind of poison is so potent?"
"The witch's."
"Oh, no wonder. That..."
“Mr. Si,” Chang Le interrupted helplessly, “it doesn’t seem like the time to discuss this.”
Si Tuoyuan fell silent and turned his head.
The Central Turkish Inspection Team, the Beisha Government Army, the Meli Federation Military Exercise Force, the Ninth District Dragon Faction, and the international investigation team, which arrived late, all arrived at the same time.
Towards the river valley plain, a fresh ravine stretches across Chang Le's feet. On the other side of the ravine are all those who are watching her and her secret.
"Boom!"
Suddenly, a clap of thunder boomed, thunderclouds rolled heavily in the sky, a cool wind howled across the plain, blowing clothes, guns were arrayed, and the atmosphere was oppressive and tense.
As the international investigation team members approached, Si Tuoyuan placed his hand on Chang Le's shoulder and pushed her behind him.
"Chang Le, please come with us immediately and cooperate with the investigation!" The person in charge of the investigation team said sternly to Chang Le.
A general from the Beisha government forces stepped forward: "The fighting took place on the Beisha border, and you need to answer our questions!"
Then a general from the Meli Federation military exercise said, "You are illegally interfering with our exercise. Please come with us!"
Chang Le scanned all the faces in front of him expressionlessly, and retrieved the information of the recognized faces using the [Network] function.
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